Synthetic identity fraud and deepfake-enabled attacks are active, scaled, and accelerating. Most organizations haven’t caught up. The verification methods many healthcare providers rely on were built around a simpler threat: one document, one face, one check. Today’s fraudsters combine AI-generated…
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The constant buzz around AI has left many healthcare payer executives fatigued. The hype is loud, the path to value isn’t clear and it’s tempting to wait for the noise to settle. But waiting has a cost. The gap between…
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Houston-based Specialty1 Partners has entered a joint venture partnership with Periodontal Associates in Ohio. Periodontal Associates has locations in Lyndhurst and Mentor, Ohio. The practice is led by Roger Hess, DDS; Rebecca Davis, DDS; and Jason Streem, DDS. It will…
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental recently added a Florida dental practice to its network. The DSO partnered with Denta Smiles in Coral Springs, Fla., according to a LinkedIn post. The practice is led by Nicole Freytes, DMD. The practice provides a…
A two-paragraph provision in North Carolina’s new state budget has left oral health advocates uncertain about its implications for Medicaid coverage of dental procedures performed at ASCs, North Carolina Health News reported July 17. Five notes:
The District of Columbia has the highest annual median wage for dental hygienists of any state, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In total, there were 16 states where the median wage for dental hygienists was more…
Health systems are pouring investment into AI, but most still can’t vouch for the data underneath it. A recent federal data brief found roughly one in five hospitals don’t know whether their predictive AI models have been evaluated for bias.…
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A dentist in Soldotna, Alaska, was recently charged with submitting nearly $84,000 in fraudulent Medicaid claims. Joseph Mirci, DDS, allegedly submitted approximately $83,986 in fraudulent Medicaid claims for dental services that were not provided, were not medically necessary, were unsupported…
State lawmakers have continued advancing dental insurance reforms in 2026, with 14 states enacting 21 laws so far this year, the American Dental Association reported July 16. Eight notes:
You’ve turned autonomous coding on — now how do you scale it without putting quality at risk? This session tackles what happens after go-live. Drawing on real multi-site results, we’ll unpack the governance controls and safeguards that keep autonomous coding defensible as…
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